ASIALEX 2011 - ASIALEX2011 The 7th International Conference First Circular

ASIALEX2011

The 7th International Conference First Circular

Theme: “LEXICOGRAPHY: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives”

20th October 2010

Dear Colleague,

You are cordially invited to attend the 7th International Conference of the Asian Association for Lexicography which will be held in Kyoto, Japan.

CONFERENCE DATE AND VENUE

Ø Date: 22-24, August 2011

Ø Venue: Kyoto, Japan (a beautiful, ancient capital of Japan). Details to be announced.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Ø Professor Zafar Iqbal (President, ASIALEX; University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan)

Ø Professor Robert Lew (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland)

REGISTRATION FEE

Ø Early bird (before 30th April 2011):

Ø 20,000JPY (general)

Ø 12,000JPY (student)

Ø Late registration (After 1st May or at the conference venue):

Ø 25,000JPY (general)

Ø 15,000JPY (student)

The registration fee includes the Conference pack, the Conference Proceedings, as well as the evening reception on the first day, tea and refreshments in the mornings and afternoons during the conference.

CONFERENCE RECEPTION

22nd August 2011, included in the registration fee

CONFERENCE DINNER

23rd August 2011; 5,000 Yen per person

CONFERENCE ORGANISATION

Direct all correspondence to the Local Conference Organiser:

ASIALEX2011 Organizer: info-AT-asialex2011.org

CALL FOR PAPERS/POSTERS/SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATION

All papers will be blindly reviewed. Prospective presenters are to submit abstracts to reach ASIALEX before 28 February 2011. Abstracts should be between 250 and 300 words, which do not include references. Abstracts should contain the following: three keywords, a central argument of the paper, how the study was conducted and some (preliminary) conclusions. Papers that fail to follow these guidelines will be rejected.

Abstracts should be sent by e-mail to: abstracts-AT-asialex2011.org

Acceptance/rejection of abstracts will be notified by 31 March, 2011 and those who are accepted should write a full paper (single space, A4, within 8-10 pages) by 30 June, 2011.

Final versions of full papers should be sent by e-mail to: proceedings-AT-asialex2011.org

The papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings.

A poster session is also planned. Appropriate facilities will be provided on the Conference site. Submissions proposing poster presentations should also follow the same guidelines as full paper presentations. You can either submit full papers for the Proceedings or 1-2 page summaries for posters.

We are particularly interested in well-prepared software demonstrations, presentations of electronic dictionaries, corpora, tools, etc. These demonstrations will be allowed a 30-minute time slot at the Conference. Submissions proposing software demonstrations should include a description of the functions, underlying approach implementation of the software, possibly an indication of a URL, and hardware/software requirements.

ACCOMMODATION

Please arrange your accommodation directly with any one of the following booking sites or any other hotel or lodge of your choice.

Ø http://www.kyoto-okoshiyasu.com/en/stay/

Ø http://www.booking.com/city/jp/kyoto.en.html

TRAVEL INFORMATION

How to get to Kyoto:

Ø http://kyoto.asanoxn.com/info/access.htm

Ø http://www.japanguidebook.com/travel/getting-kyoto...

VISA REQUIREMENTS

To check if you need to obtain a visa to enter Japan, please refer to the following website for details:

Ø http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/

Please note that visa support will be given mainly to those whose papers are accepted for paper/poster presentation.

CONFERENCE WEBSITE

For more information on ASIALEX 2011, visit the official conference website: http://www.asialex2011.org

ASIALEX WEB SITE

For more information on ASIALEX, visit our website: http://www.asialex.org

Looking forward to seeing you in Kyoto!

ASIALEX greetings,

Professor Yukio Tono, Vice President, ASIALEX